The latest move in the price war with Amazon will eventually offer lower prices on 1 million online-only items.
Walmart’s newest online deals are only good if you pick them up at your local store.
Walmart has opened a new battlefront in its price war with Amazon , and now it’s enlisting its online shoppers.
The retainer’s new “Walmart Pickup” promises to lower the prices on 1 million online-only items if consumers pick up their purchases at a local store rather than opting for home delivery. The salvo reflects Walmart’s belief that its network of physical stores gives it a leg up on its online-only retail rivals.
What kind of discounts can consumers expect in exchange for their flexibility? How about a 70-inch 4K Vizio television priced at $1,698 coming with a $50 discount?
“Pickup is about serving you where you are,” Mark Ibbotson, executive vice president of Walmart’s central operations, wrote in a blog post Tuesday night.
